Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
130
99
99
95
92
58
58
57
78
56
56
55
54
52
51
50
50
49
35
37
38
38
37
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NE
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:53PM1.82m
7:12AM1.82m
7:49PM1.90m
8:10AM1.87m
8:43PM1.96m
9:05AM1.90m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.22m
00:56AM0.32m
1:25PM0.18m
1:53AM0.27m
2:17PM0.15m
2:48AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:12
5:12
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
15
12
12
9
7
7
8
9
11
12
11
9
8
9
9
10
12
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
130
130
99
99
95
92
58
58
57
78
56
56
55
54
52
51
50
50
49
35
24
24
24
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
4
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
9
3
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
10
10
11
37
38
38
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.3
SE
2
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
10
19
16
11
12
13
1
11
19
20
15
15
13
1
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
120
4
120
0
0
0
0
76
76
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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